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2019 Reading State Snapshot Report

Maryland Grade 8 Public Schools

Overall Results

In 2019, the average score of eighth-grade students in Maryland was 264. This was higher than the average score of 262 for students in the nation.

The average score for students in Maryland in 2019 (264) was lower than their average score in 2017 (267) and was not significantly different from their average score in 1998 (261).

The percentage of students in Maryland who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 36 percent in 2019. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2017 (38 percent) and was higher than that in 1998 (31 percent).

The percentage of students in Maryland who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 73 percent in 2019. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2017 (74 percent) and in 1998 (70 percent).

NAEP Achievement-Level Percentages and Average Score Results

Maryland 1998 2017 2019 Nation 2019

30 26 27

28

Average Score

39

27

3

261

37

31

7

267*

37

31

5

264

39

29

4

Percent below NAEP Basic Percent at NAEP Proficient or at NAEP Basic level or NAEP Advanced level

Below NAEP Basic NAEP Basic NAEP Proficient NAEP Advanced

262*

* Significantly different (p < .05) from state's results in 2019. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers. NOTE: NAEP achievement levels are to be used on a trial basis and should be interpreted and used with caution. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

Compare the Average Score in 2019 to Other States/ Jurisdictions

Average Scores for State/Jurisdiction and Nation

Score 500

300

290

DC DE RI DoDEA

280

270 261

260 261

250

267* 264

265* 262

0 '98

Nation

'02 '03 '05 '07 '09 '11 '13 '15 '17 '19 Year Maryland

In 2019, the average score in Maryland (264) was lower than those in 7 states/jurisdictions higher than those in 16 states/jurisdictions not significantly different from those in 28 states/jurisdictions

DoDEA = Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools)

* Significantly different (p < .05) from 2019. Significance tests were performed using unrounded numbers.

Results for Student Groups in 2019

Score Gaps for Student Groups

Reporting Groups Race/Ethnicity

Percentage of students

Avg. score

Percentage at or

above NAEP

Basic

Proficient

.

Percentage at NAEP

Advanced .

White

37

277

83

50

8

Black

34

251

63

20

1

Hispanic

17

248

58

21

1

Asian

8

294

93

68

19

American Indian/Alaska Native

#

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

#

Two or more races

4

274

82

46

5

Gender

.

.

Male

51

260

69

32

4

Female

49

269

77

40

6

National School Lunch Program

.

.

Eligible

40

247

58

18

1

Not eligible

58

276

83

48

8

# Rounds to zero. Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, and because the "Information not available" category for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free/reduced-price lunches, is not displayed. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin.

In 2019, Black students had an average score that was 26 points lower than that for White students. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (32 points).

In 2019, Hispanic students had an average score that was 30 points lower than that for White students. This performance gap was wider than that in 1998 (11 points).

In 2019, female students in Maryland had an average score that was higher than that for male students by 9 points.

In 2019, students who were eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), had an average score that was 29 points lower than that for students who were not eligible. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1998 (30 points).

NOTE: The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Results presented in this report are based on public school students only. Statistical comparisons are calculated on the basis of unrounded scale scores or percentages. Score gap results for "White," "Black," and "Hispanic" presented in this report are based on the 6-category race/ethnicity variable with data available starting in early 1990s. Read more about how to interpret NAEP results from the reading assessment at interpret results. For more information and additional comparisons please visit the Nation's Report Card and NAEP Data Explorer. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), various years, 1998-2019 Reading Assessments.

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